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Professor Guy Standing on the Precariat and Universal Basic Income

Geoff Riley

27th December 2018

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Guy Standing is credited with coining "the precariat" to describe people in work that offers uncertain pay, hours and overall job insecurity. In this short interview at the Warwick Economic Summit he discusses reasons for the growth of the precariat and whether some form of basic income might be an appropriate policy response.

Professor Guy Standing on the Precariat and Universal Basic Income
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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